Keyboards... Heh. You missed all of my favorite keyboard mistakes:

• Over-sized Enter keys that displace the \ key
• Regrouping and/or repositioning the function keys (particularly common on "ergonomic" keyboards)
• Failing to provide any tactile feedback
• Failing to provide sufficient resistance (think unsplit keyboards are bad? Try hammering on a laptop keyboard where each key bottoms out after .5cm.)
• Too small (also common on laptops, but frequently seen on desktop keyboards as well)

IMHO, the crazy "ergonomic" bastardizations would be far less necessary if it wasn't for the last three...

I donno... I wouldn't mind having a cell phone that i could plug into the landline to charge. If i could make free local calls while charging, that'd be a nice bonus!

Not to be pro Microsoft or anything, but really their current approach is SharePoint, and lots of people are buying into it.

Unfortunately, by Ray Ozzie's new standards Sharepoint is Anti-Web...

And both wish they were distributed...

Come on, I expected someone to at least mention mercurial or git, which at least have some vague similarities to what Google is proposing.

Uh... Configuring a tuner card is a pain, downloading from the web is [should be] easy...

As for why they're so obtuse, the theory posted at top is as good as any - they're working with a bunch of frightened deer who'll take off running if something unexpected happens.

Maybe his mom did take responsibility for her actions. He didn't really comment on that aspect, and his mom isn't here to clarify. Maybe his mom does nothing but blame herself and her own weakness, all day, every day, as the end of her life rushes towards her. Maybe his dear old mother's compulsive self-degradation is at the root of what makes Mr. Coward so hostile towards gambling...

So what?

We authorize our Gov't to go after countless other scams. Roofers who don't finish roofs, shady charities, Nigerians who aren't actually deposed princes with nebulous bank accounts... Why should gambling be the one scam that gets a free pass?

Is it because they tell you it's a scam up-front? 'Cause, they don't... Oh, they provide you with as much information as the law requires, plentiful disclaimers, etc. etc... But the hook is the same as any other scam, Get Rich Quick - and that's the one in big flashing lights.

Yes, most of us are savvy enough to recognize the trap. Most of us will see a pit in the road before we fall into it as well... But the blind ones won't, not 'till it's too late. You can blame them for daring to walk when they should be staying home, waiting for death's merciful touch... or you can ask why we let someone dig a hole in the middle of the road without sturdy rails in place to prevent the destruction of our weaker brethren passing through.

Only a Westerner would think that another culture needs some "enlightenment" that is conveniently delivered via a media program with a Western perspective.

Only a Westerner would think that thinking that another culture needs some "enlightenment" that is conveniently delivered via that culture's own media is a uniquely Western perspective.

Or maybe I just think that 'cause i'm a Westerner...

You know, that's really not helpful. We need to know where we *can* contract the flu - free trips for everyone!

++FlashBlock!

I'll allow just about anything else short of pop-ups (though i may visit ad-heavy sites considerably less...). But seeing my work machine bogged down by useless flash ads open on articles i'm using for reference really sets me off - kill 'em all!

So go kill the drunks that killed your friends. Be the vigilante.
Or allow that due process of law should trump personal feelings in these matters.

People drive poorly for all sorts of reasons apart from intoxication. Being tired, or distracted, or suffering from a condition that causes poor night vision all too frequently lead to accidents.

And not everyone who gets pulled over is guilty of something. Cops make mistakes too...